Michael Brotherton

Architecture (MArch) / Michael Brotherton

URBANxiety

URBANxiety is a
residential complex designed to offer an architectural solution to agoraphobia
and panic disorders in urban dwellers. Offering an alternative to treatment with
pharmaceuticals, the project is based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), in
which problematic behaviors are modified through a goal-oriented, systematic
process. By introducing vertical and horizontal gradients of interaction, the
building itself becomes a vessel for CBT sessions.